No power on Earth can convince me the Church itself hasn't been gay friendly lately

That's stupid. Some bishops have been so, some are afflicted themselves with the disorder. Unfortunately when homosexuals find themselves in positions of authority they staff the positions under their control with homosexuals and it spreads until it gets rooted out which operation has begun. The Church does not just take out all the offenders and shoot them, however. It is a 2000 year old organization and thinks in generations, not election cycles.

BUT, with all due respect, Weikel, you are not Catholic and hence your opinions are maximally irrelevant on the subject of internal Church governance, not that we Catholics are otherwise attempting to set up a democracy on morality among ourselves either. We have the Truth and we don't have to voe on it. We will take care of our own problems and our own sinners, thank you very much. We don't need Call to Action heretics within or socially liberal materialists without to show us the way. Thanks anyway for your concern.